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Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA — Call Transcript 2022
May 4, 2022
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Conference Call │ Q1/22 Results
Bad Homburg, 04 May 2022
Safe Harbor Statement
This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, e.g. changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory reforms, results of clinical trials, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing.
Fresenius does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation.
Agenda
Key messages
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Agenda
Fresenius Kabi: Strategic growth strengthened with two attractive acquisitions; macro challenges weigh on financial performance; biosimilar business with continuous progress
North America Europe
Q1/22 marked by high level of staff absenteeism due to Omicron wave, ongoing competitive pressure and macro challenges
Early indications show that GPO tendering progresses in line with expectations
Ivenix acquisition successfully closed
Cost inflation weighing on financial performance
Prior year quarter inflated by positive one-time items
Asia-Pacific
China more than compensated significant NVBP related price pressure with dynamic volume growth of products not affected by national tendering
APAC ex China with good business performance in Q1/22
Biosimilars
Adalimumab biosimilar continues good sales development in Europe; US approval on track
Pegfilgrastim biosimilar received European Commission marketing authorization; FDA pre-approval inspection expected in Q2/22
Tocilizumab progresses in line with expectations
FDA approval for Bevacizumab biosimilar developed by mAbxience out-licensed to Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Fresenius Helios: Positive trend in admissions in Germany continues; strong quarter at Helios Spain driven by continued activity growth
Helios Germany Helios Spain Helios Fertility
Admissions with 11% increase year-over-year
Number of Omicron patients in ICUs low and further decreasing; slight increase in normal wards in March
COVID-related staff absenteeism normalized end of the quarter
Forsa patient survey indicates increasing patient willingness to have hospital medical treatments
Overall strong activity levels
Omicron hospitalization peak in late January, limited financial impact in Q1
Latin American operations have also shown strong results
Slower than expected activity in January due to COVID-related restrictions; since mid-February picking up quickly
Acquisition of two IVF clinics in Brazil and one in the U.S.
Further bolt-on acquisitions expected in FY/22
Fresenius Vamed: Service business with continued progress back to normal operations; macro challenges at project business weigh on growth
Macro challenges
- Easing COVID-19 effects remain a headwind
- Supply chain challenges weigh on project business
Service business showing good performance
- Rehabilitation business supported by upward trend in elective treatment activity
- Strong contribution from high-end services
Project business – order intake remains at a high level
- Sales in project business decreased by 5% in Q1/22 due to COVID-19 and supply chain challenges
- Excellent order intake in Q1/22 increased by 91% versus prior year; order backlog at €3.63bn
Major turnkey contract in Q1/22:
• Mother & Child Hospital in Guyana (€144 m; rendering above)
Agenda
Q1/22 Profit and Loss Statement
All growth rates in constant currency (cc) Before special items Net income attributable to shareholders of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Q1/22 Business Segment Growth
All figures before special items
For a detailed overview of special items please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Q1/22 Cash Flow
| Operating CF | Capex (net) | Free Cash Flow1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | Q1/2022 | LTM Margin | Q1/2022 | LTM Margin | Q1/2022 | LTM Margin |
| 159 | 13.6% | -160 | -4.5% | -1 | 9.1% | |
| 133 | 14.5% | -94 | -6.9% | 39 | 7.6% | |
| -136 | 7.6% | -91 | -5.2% | -227 | 2.4% | |
| -45 | 6.4% | -9 | -2.8% | -54 | 3.6% | |
| Corporate | -10 | n.a. | -2 | n.a. | -12 | n.a. |
| Excl. FMC ² | -58 | 10.9% | -196 | -5.7% | -254 | 5.2% |
| 101 | 11.8% | -356 | -5.1% | -255 | 6.7% |
1 Before acquisitions and dividends
2 Including FMC dividends
Agenda
FY/22 Financial Outlook by Business Segment
| €m (except | otherwise stated) |
FY/21 Base | Q1/22 | FY/22e | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth (org) | 7,193 | 1% | Low single-digit % | |||
| EBIT growth (cc) |
1,153 | 0% | Decline in high single- to low double-digit %-range |
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| Sales growth (org) | 10,891 | 8% | Low-to-mid single-digit % |
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| EBIT growth (cc) |
1,127 | 15% | Mid single-digit % | |||
| Sales growth (org) |
2,297 | 7% | High single- to low double-digit % |
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| EBIT | 101 | 8 | Returning to absolute pre-COVID levels (2019: €134 m) |
Before special items and including COVID-19 effects
For a detailed overview of special items please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
FY/22 Financial Guidance
| €m (except otherwise stated) | FY/21 Base |
Q1/22 | FY/22e | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth (cc) |
37,520 | 5% | Mid single-digit % | ||
| Net income growth (cc) |
1,867 | 3% | Low single-digit % |
Before special items and including COVID-19 effects Net income attributable to shareholders of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
For a detailed overview of special items please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Attachments
| Total sales | 1,847 | 1% |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging Markets | 628 | 3% |
| Europe | 640 | 2% |
| North America | 579 | -3% |
| €m | Q1/22 | Δ YoY organic |
| Total sales | 1,847 | 1% |
|---|---|---|
| Biosimilars | 23 | ++ |
| Infusion Therapy | 230 | 14% |
| Medical Devices/ Transfusion Technology |
357 | 1% |
| Clinical Nutrition | 554 | 5% |
| IV Drugs | 683 | -8% |
| €m | Q1/22 | Δ YoY organic |
Fresenius Kabi: Q1/22 EBIT Growth
| €m | Q1/22 | Δ YoY cc |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 156 | -17% |
| Margin | 26.9% | -430 bps |
| Europe | 81 | -33% |
| Margin | 12.7% | -630 bps |
| Emerging Markets | 173 | 29% |
| Margin | 27.5% | +570 bps |
| Corporate and Corporate R&D | -117 | 23% |
| Total EBIT | 293 | 0% |
| Margin | 15.9% | +20 bps |
All figures before special items
Margin growth at actual rates
For a detailed overview of special items and adjustments please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Fresenius Helios: Q1/22 Key Financials
| €m | Q1/22 | Δ YoY cc |
|---|---|---|
| Total sales | 2,931 | 8%1 |
| Thereof Helios Germany |
1,783 | 5%1 |
| Thereof Helios Spain |
1,089 | 11%1 |
| Thereof Helios Fertility |
57 | -- |
| Total EBIT Margin |
306 10.4% |
15% +30 bps |
| Thereof Helios Germany Margin |
154 8.6% |
3% -40 bps |
| Thereof Helios Spain Margin |
153 14.0% |
22% +110 bps |
| Thereof Helios Fertility Margin |
4 7.0% |
-- -- |
| Thereof Corporate | -5 | -- |
1 Organic growth
All figures before special items
For a detailed overview of special items and adjustments please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Fresenius Helios: Key Metrics
| Q1/22 | FY/21 | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Germany | |||
| Hospitals - Acute care hospitals |
88 85 |
90 87 |
-2% -2% |
| Beds - Acute care hospitals |
30,473 29,941 |
30,487 29,955 |
0% 0% |
| Admissions (acute care) | 263,545 | 1,048,946 | |
| Helios Spain | |||
| Hospitals | 58 | 56 | 4% |
| Beds | 8,225 | 8,174 | 1% |
| Admissions (including outpatients) | 4,738,943 | 17,122,592 |
Fresenius Vamed: Q1/22 Key Financials
| €m | Q1/22 | Δ YoY cc |
|---|---|---|
| Total sales Thereof organic sales |
513 | 7% 7% |
| Service business | 405 | 11% |
| Project business | 108 | -5% |
| EBIT1 Total |
8 | -- |
| Order intake2 | 263 | 91% |
| Order backlog2 | 3,626 | 4%3 |
1 Before special items
2 Project business only
3 Versus December 31, 2021
Fresenius Group: Q1/22 Key Financials
| €m | Q1/221 | special items |
Q1/22 reported |
YoY cc1 Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 9,720 | - | 9,720 | 5% |
| EBIT | 996 | -94 | 902 | -5% |
| Net interest | -119 | 1 | -118 | 16% |
| Income taxes | -199 | 14 | -185 | 4% |
| Net income2 | 462 | -49 | 413 | 3% |
1 Before special items
2 Net income attributable to shareholders of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
For a detailed overview of special items and adjustments please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Fresenius Group: Calculation of Noncontrolling Interests
| €m | Q1/22 | Q1/21 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings before tax and noncontrolling interests | 877 | 872 |
| Taxes | -199 | -199 |
| Noncontrolling interests, thereof | -216 | -237 |
| Fresenius Medical Care net income not attributable to Fresenius (Q1/22: ~68%) |
-135 | -169 |
| Noncontrolling interest holders in Fresenius Medical Care | -55 | -55 |
| Noncontrolling interest holders in Fresenius Kabi (-€19 m), Fresenius Helios (-€5 m), Fresenius Vamed (-€1 m) and due to Fresenius Vamed's 23% external ownership (-€1 m) |
-26 | -13 |
| Net income attributable to Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA |
462 | 436 |
Before special items For a detailed overview of special items and adjustments please see the reconciliation tables provided on our website https://www.fresenius.com/results-center.
Fresenius Group: Cash Flow
| €m | Q1/22 | LTM Margin | Δ YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 101 | 11.8% | -85% |
| Capex (net) | -356 | -5.1% | 13% |
| Free Cash Flow | -255 | 6.7% | -- |
| (before acquisitions and dividends) | |||
| Acquisitions (net) | -92 | ||
| Dividends | -56 | ||
| Free Cash Flow (after acquisitions and dividends) |
-403 | 1.8% | -- |
Fresenius Group: Estimated COVID-19 Effects Q1/22
| Growth cc as reported incl. COVID-19 |
Estimated COVID-19 impact |
cc | Estimated growth cc excl. COVID-19 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1/22 | Q1/21 | Q1/22 | Q1/21 | Q1/22 | Q1/21 | ||
| Sales | 5% | 3% | 0% to -1% |
-1% to -2% |
5% to 6% |
4% to 5% |
|
| Net income1 | 3% | -2% | 5% to 1% |
-2% to -6% |
-2% to 2% |
0% to 4% |
1 Net income attributable to shareholders of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA; before special items
Fresenius Group: Proven Track Record of Deleveraging
Net Debt/EBITDA1
2002-2019 excluding IFRS 16
1 At actual FX rates from 2002 to 2010 and at average FX rates from 2011 onwards, for both Net Debt and EBITDA; before special items; pro forma closed acquisitions/divestitures
2 Pro forma excluding advances made for the acquisition of hospitals from Rhön-Klinikum AG
3 Including IFRS 16
Fresenius Group: Well-balanced maturity profile1
1 As of March 31, 2022, and based on utilization of major financing instruments, excl. Commercial Paper 2 Schuldschein Loan repaid at maturity on April 7, 2022
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Fresenius Group: Sales by Business Segment – FX, Acquisitions/Divestitures Effects Q1/22
| €m | Q1/22 | Q1/21 | Growth at actual rates |
Currency translation effects |
Growth at constant rates |
Organic growth |
Acquisi tions |
Divesti tures/ Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Medical Care | 4,548 | 4,210 | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Fresenius Kabi | 1,847 | 1,761 | 5% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Fresenius Helios | 2,931 | 2,649 | 11% | 0% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 0% |
| Fresenius Vamed | 513 | 477 | 8% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 9,720 | 8,984 | 8% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% |
Financial Calendar / Contact
Financial Calendar Contact
02 August 2022 Results Q2/22 01 November 2022 Results Q3/22
13 May 2022 Annual General Meeting
Investor Relations & Sustainability Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA phone: +49 6172 608-2485 e-mail: [email protected]
For further information and current news: www.fresenius.com
www.linkedin.com/company/fresenius-investor-relations
Please note that these dates could be subject to change.